Esquagama Lake

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Esquagama Lake

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Esquagama Lake is in Ecological Lake Class 5, which consists of 64 lakes in northeast Minnesota that have soft and clear water. Esquagama Lake is deeper and has less clear (more bog stained) water than most lakes in this lake class.Esquagama Lake was thermally stratified on 06/21/99 and retained good oxygen (5 ppm) to within a few feet of the bottom, where the temperature was 39 F. The Embarrass River flows through Esquagama Lake with midsummer flows of 100-500 CFS. There are no barriers to fish movement in the inlet from Cedar Island Lake. The outlet to the St. Louis River has a dam with a fixed head of several feet, but water levels on the lake vary a lot due to the small size of Esquagama Lake in relation to the large watershed of the Embarrass River system upstream (160 square miles). Lake bottom substrates along the shoreline are 66% sand, 25% rubble, and 9% muck. Aquatic plants are sparse and grow to a maximum depth of 8 ft. The total catch of fish (all species combined) in the gillnets in 1999 of 32 fish/net (29 lb/net) was normal for this lake class and was higher than the average catch of 23 fish/net (16 lb/net) in three previous investigations on this lake dating back to 1947.The total catch of fish in the trapnets in 1999 of 53 fish/net (37 lb/net) was higher than the average catch of 15 fish/net (13 lb/net) in previous investigations. The increase in the trapnet catch in 1999 was due primarily to higher numbers of bluegill sunfish.Fish populations in 1999 were dominated by bluegill sunfish, followed by cisco, white sucker, northern pike, and walleye.Bluegill numbers in 1999 (30/trapnet) were higher than normal for this lake class and were higher than the average catch of 5/trapnet in previous investigations on this lake. Bluegill sizes in 1999 averaged 5"; the largest was 9.5". Most bluegill captured in 1999 were ages 2-5. Bluegill growth was faster than average for this lake class.Northern pike numbers in 1999 (3/gillnet) were normal for this lake class and were higher than the average catch of 1/gillnet in previous investigations on this lake. Pike sizes in 1999 averaged 23"; the largest was 31.4". Most pike captured in 1999 were ages 3-6. Pike growth was near the median for area lakes.Walleye numbers in 1999 (4/gillnet) were normal for this lake class and were similar to the average catch of 5/gillnet in previous investigations on this lake. Walleye sizes in 1999 averaged 13"; the largest was 29.4". Most walleye captured in 1999 (56%) were age three from the 1996 year class, although ten year classes were represented. Walleye growth was normal for this lake class.Although their numbers were low, some nice sized perch (up to 11") and crappie (up to 13") were present in 1999.Many of the fish examined during this investigation were infested with neascus. Many yellow perch and rock bass also had yellow grub, and many of the cisco had Trianophorus. Neascus (black spot), yellow grub, and Trianophorus are parasites found in the skin or muscle of the fish. They are all common to the area, cannot infect humans, and are killed at temperatures used to cook fish. Fish infected with Trianophorus (found in muscle of fish) are generally not eaten because the appearance of the parasite in the meat is displeasing.

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